Issue 42 | September 6, 2023 | |
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Dear Faculty, Trainees, and Staff,
As we roll into the new academic year I want to highlight a few special dates to mark in your calendar:
- Today at 3:30 PM, Dr. Mark Gladwin will deliver his first School of Medicine Address in leadership Hall.
- Tomorrow, Sept 7 at noon we will have the State of the Department Address in the Social Work Auditorium. Stay tuned to hear about our successes, accomplishments and future directions.
- September 14: Under the Tent outside …… Dr. Will Carpenter will be honored by Bruce Jarrell, MD, President of UMB as he receives the Distinguished Professor , the highest faculty recognition of the University.
- In November , Dr. Dee Kelly’s investiture as an Endowed Professor will be celebrated 4:30 pm at Westminster’s Hall with heavy appetizers and drinks following a wonderful ceremony. Please be sure to come and celebrate that great event!!
- November 9, 12-1:30 is our next all faculty meeting IN PERSON! Location TBA.
- All are welcome at all events and it will be very nice to have a strong Psychiatry presence! There are hybrids for all meetings above.
A few other interesting developments you should know about:
- We have begun to have all Division Directors meet quarterly together, research and clinical, to explore collaborative opportunities and barriers.
- Recruitment for now and FY25 is now in full swing. Please send strong candidates our way!
- I am now recruiting for a Chief of Clinical Affairs- please encourage strong candidates to apply.
See you at the State of the Department!
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Sincerely,
Jill A. RachBeisel, MD
Dr. Irving J. Taylor Associate Professor and Chair, Department
of Psychiatry
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Dr. Todd Gould, MD, Professor, was selected for the Program in neuroscience (PIN) Spotlight of 2023. Dr. Gould was recognized for his work progressing the understanding of estradiol treatment of stress-related psychiatric disorders in veterans, as well as multiple publications he's authored, including an article published in Science on possible psychedelic therapeutic mechanisms.
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Alejandro Ortiz, Lead Clinical Research Specialist in DPSR’s Systems Evaluation Center, received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for volunteering over 250 hours with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary during 2022. The award included a letter from President Biden. Alex also received an Appreciation letter from Archbishop William Lori, Archdiocese of Baltimore, for teaching Mental Health First Aid.
Congratulations, Dr. Ortiz!
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Dr. McCree-Huntley serves as a chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Staff Recruitment and Retention Sub-Committee. Sylvia is a dedicated DEI Champion, playing a pivotal role in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the University of Maryland Hospital, the midtown and downtown campuses. She collaborates closely with different Human Resource Departments to improve awareness of DEI work, particularly in job postings. Dr. McCree-Huntley has not only attended the National Inclusive Excellence Leadership Accelerator Series but recently completed the Restorative Justice in Academic Medicine Facilitator Training. | | | |
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Welcome to the start of FY24! Our theme for this year is Belonging and Inclusion.
Belonging refers to an individual sense of acceptance. Inclusion refers to the behaviors and cultural norms that make people feel welcome.
The first department DEI initiative for this year was to sponsor participation in the AAMC Restorative Justice Facilitator training in Washington, DC from Aug 23-25. Restorative Justice refers to a process of conflict resolution that is meant to promote non-punitive ways to address harm in the workplace.
Your restorative justice facilitators are: Anique Forrester, Sylvia Huntley, Madeline Marks, and Amanda Jones. Dr. RachBeisel is also a trained facilitator and will inform our processes moving forward. Restorative practices will also allow for the beginning of a process where we can deepen our communication and relationships at work. We will begin to introduce some of the foundational concepts surrounding restorative practices this month at our DEI champion and Diversity committee meetings. We look forward to continuing what has been a 5 year process directed at transformative change in this department.
DEI champion meeting – Sept 7 @10am
Diversity Committee meeting – Sept 28 @4pm
Zoom link: https://umaryland.zoom.us/j/97407561683?pwd=ZWpoTW5ET1ROWVZPNW04YXpnT3JHUT09
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A Reminder: Our Mandatory Research Faculty Meeting
A reminder of our upcoming meeting that is mandatory for all research faculty and optional for any interested clinical faculty to participate.
Where: SMC Rm 349, immediately after grand rounds
Virtual option: Grand rounds meeting link
When: 9/21/23; 1:00 – 1:30 PM
What: Research Updates & Announcements
I. NIH Diversity supplement opportunities: The Dean has requested for Dr. Wonder Drake to meet with ALL research faculty to share this information.
II. New Department Opportunities: 1) peer mentorship program; 2) faculty “re-orientation” quarterly meetings to update on resources and research support; 3) NEW junior research faculty representative position for the Research Steering Committee.
Unable to attend? We hope to have a strong turn out, but understand that there will be some schedule conflicts - please connect with me at greeves@som.umaryland.edu and I will be happy to offer an individual meeting time to review the information.
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Coming Soon....
The University of Maryland Medicine Advanced Depression Treatment Center (ADepT)
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ADepT will offer comprehensive evaluations for treatment-resistant depression and recommendations for advanced pharmacologic strategies, Esketamine treatment, TMS, and treatment recommendations by experts on depression.
Location: First Floor of the Walter Carter 701 West Pratt Street Building
Medical Directors: Dr. Seshagiri Doddi
Stay tuned… brochures and referral information will be forthcoming.
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Dr. Sarah Edwards and Kelly Coble, LCSW-C, contributed to a recent article published in JAACAP.
Titled "The Provision and Utilization of Telehealth Within Academic Mental Health Clinics in North America During the COVID-19 Pandemic," the paper documents the experience of 14 academic child and adolescent psychiatry programs in transitioning to and managing telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal was to understand how programs adopted and sustained telehealth during the pandemic. Survey questions addressed telehealth practices (e.g., policies, support resources), monthly service utilization, telehealth modality (videoconferencing vs. telephony), and missed appointments.
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Building Healing Systems Data-to-Action Toolkit
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The Healing Systems team, comprised of individuals from the UMSOM Department of Psychiatry, the Maryland Behavioral Health Administration, and Bowie State University, created a Data-to-Action toolkit to help Maryland’s Public Behavioral Health Systems become trauma informed and healing centered.
They hosted a webinar on Tuesday, August 1, to preview the toolkit website and share how data can be used to promote a trauma-informed, healing-center organization.
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